The short-legged horned toad (Boulenophrys brachykolos), listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, is the only known small frog ...

Scientists found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable frogs and toads through ...

It’s frog-eat-frog in the amphibian dating game. An ecologist has captured the moment a female green and golden bell frog attempted to eat a male suitor. Dr. John Gould, from the University of ...

A male green toad inflates its vocal sac to produce loud breeding calls during mating season. These powerful calls help attract nearby females while competing with other males in the pond. Hurricane ...

When the time is right, a good love song can make all the difference. A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs’ mating calls ...

Climate change could be remixing the beat at the pond. A new study from UC Davis researchers, who listened closely to a male frog’s mating call, found that warmer temperatures lead to a faster beat, ...